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For many people, Christmas is a very special time of year. It’s often described as magical – we look forward to spending time with family and friends, eating lots of food and giving and receiving gifts. But for those serving a prison sentence, Christmas can be an especially lonely time.
This is why National Prison Radio will continue to broadcast into prison cells across England and Wales 24 hours a day, 7 days a week throughout the Christmas and New Year period.
The reality of spending Christmas inside can be hard to deal with, but National Prison Radio are helping people stay connected to their loved ones in jail.
To help people stay connected with their loved ones, we’ve been asking friends and family to get in touch with their Christmas song requests and messages for the Christmas special of the Family and Friends Request Show.
The Family and Friends Request Show allows people in prison to keep in touch with their loved ones on the outside. The show builds a community of support inside and outside prison through song requests, written messages and voice recordings.
You request the song, tell us who it’s for, and we will play that message to that person whilst you also listen along at home – the power of radio.
Hosted by our award-winning Life After Prison podcast presenter Jules, it broadcasts every week on National Prison Radio, and it’s also available on Mixcloud so people can listen to it outside prison too.
To help keep people company over Christmas, Jules will be reading out those special requests from loved ones.
By helping people stay connected – we provide a lifeline to some of the most vulnerable and isolated people in society.
If you haven’t already submitted your requests for your loved ones, you can do so at www.nationalprisonradio.com. Please get these requests in as soon as you can so we can get them out to your loved ones in time.
If you’re listening outside prison, you access the show here on Mixcloud on Christmas Day.
And for your loved one inside, they just need to switch over to the National Prison Radio channel on the TV in their prison cell. Make sure they are tuned in during Christmas Day.
Listen to the latest episode of The Family and Friends Request Show below:
If you have any questions, concerns or want to find out more about making a request please email info@prison.radio.
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Learn more about how we’re taking part in this years Big Give Christmas Challenge.
National Prison Radio is the world’s first national radio station for people in prison. It’s available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on in-cell TV and reaches up to 90,000 people behind bars across England and Wales.
National Prison Radio was founded by the Prison Radio Association – a registered charity. Shows like the Family and Friends Request Show help people to cope with life inside prison and thrive on release. If you would like to support our work, and enhance the futures of people in prison across the UK you can make a donation at prison.radio/donate.